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I wrote:

> A better example would be to take a brake system from a car and put it 
> into a truck.  But the box for the brake system was labeled "for MVW up 
> to 5,000 pounds," and it is a 2 1/2 ton truck.

For those unfamiliar with the terminology, a "deuce and a half" 2 1/2 
ton truck can carry 5000 pounds of cargo.  Actual MVW (maximum vehicle 
weight) including cargo passengers and fuel is around 10,000 pounds.

-- 

                                                        Robert I. Eachus

�In an ally, considerations of house, clan, planet, race are 
insignificant beside two prime questions, which are: 1. Can he shoot? 2. 
Will he aim at your enemy?� -- from the Laiden novels by Sharon Lee and 
Steve Miller.